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Ponasterone A (CAS 13408-56-5)

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Alternate Names:
Ponasterone A is also known as 25-Deoxyecdysterone.
Application:
Ponasterone A is an insect steroid hormone analog that can regulate the metamorphosis of Drosphila.
CAS Number:
13408-56-5
Purity:
>95%
Molecular Weight:
464.64
Molecular Formula:
C27H44O6
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
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Ponasterone A is an insect hormone involved in regulating metamorphosis. Ponasterone A is an analog of ecdysone A and a member of the ecdysteroid family with similar properties to muristerone A. Ponasterone A is a functional, reliable and economical substitute for muristerone A as an inducer for the ecdysone-inducible mammalian expression system. Additionally, Ponasterone A is an analog of 20-hydroxy ecdysone.


Ponasterone A (CAS 13408-56-5) References

  1. Sustained mammary gland-directed, ponasterone A-inducible expression in transgenic mice.  |  Albanese, C., et al. 2000. FASEB J. 14: 877-84. PMID: 10783141
  2. Identification of ligands and coligands for the ecdysone-regulated gene switch.  |  Saez, E., et al. 2000. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 97: 14512-7. PMID: 11114195
  3. The ecdysone inducible gene expression system: unexpected effects of muristerone A and ponasterone A on cytokine signaling in mammalian cells.  |  Constantino, S., et al. 2001. Eur Cytokine Netw. 12: 365-7. PMID: 11399528
  4. Recent advances in inducible expression in transgenic mice.  |  Albanese, C., et al. 2002. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 13: 129-41. PMID: 12240598
  5. Development of a ponasterone A-inducible gene expression system for application in cultured skeletal muscle cells.  |  Xiao, YY., et al. 2003. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 35: 79-85. PMID: 12467649
  6. Past and present studies with ponasterones, the first insect molting hormones from plants.  |  Nakanishi, K. 1992. Steroids. 57: 649-57. PMID: 1481229
  7. Synthesis of ponasterone A derivatives with various steroid skeleton moieties and evaluation of their binding to the ecdysone receptor of Kc cells.  |  Arai, H., et al. 2008. Steroids. 73: 1452-64. PMID: 18804484
  8. Establishment of ponasterone A-inducible the wild-type p53 protein-expressing clones from HSC-1 cells, cell growth suppression by p53 expression and the suppression mechanism.  |  Hori, M., et al. 2009. Arch Dermatol Res. 301: 631-46. PMID: 19009304
  9. Genome-wide examination of the transcriptional response to ecdysteroids 20-hydroxyecdysone and ponasterone A in Drosophila melanogaster.  |  Gonsalves, SE., et al. 2011. BMC Genomics. 12: 475. PMID: 21958154
  10. Ponasterone A and F, Ecdysteroids from the Arctic Bryozoan Alcyonidium gelatinosum.  |  Hansen, KØ., et al. 2018. Molecules. 23: PMID: 29921766
  11. Overexpression of SMN2 Gene in Motoneuron-Like Cells Differentiated from Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Ponasterone A.  |  Mohseni, R., et al. 2019. J Mol Neurosci. 67: 247-257. PMID: 30535775
  12. Pharmacological studies of insect metamorphosing hormone: ponasterone A, ecdysterone, and inokosterone, in the rat.  |  Masuoka, M., et al. 1970. Jpn J Pharmacol. 20: 142-56. PMID: 5311320
  13. The uptake and release of ponasterone A by the Kc cell line of Drosophila melanogaster.  |  Beckers, C., et al. 1980. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 17: 51-9. PMID: 6244205

Ordering Information

Product NameCatalog #UNITPriceQtyFAVORITES

Ponasterone A, 1 mg

sc-202768
1 mg
$77.00

Ponasterone A, 5 mg

sc-202768A
5 mg
$277.00

Ponasterone A, 25 mg

sc-202768B
25 mg
$1100.00